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   deprecate

   /ˈdɛprɪkeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. express disapproval of: "what I deprecate is persistent indulgence" Similar disapprove ofdeploreabhorfind unacceptablebe againstfrown ontake a dim view oflook askance attake exception todetestdespiseexecratecriticizecensurecondemndenounceprotest againstinveigh againstrail againstinformal:knockslamhammercaneblastbad-mouthpull to piecespull aparthit out atslateslag offrubbisharchaic:slashvituperate againstreprobaterare:animadvert onaspersederogateOpposite praise
   • ▪ (chiefly of a software feature) be usable but regarded as obsolete and best avoided, typically because it has been superseded: "this feature is deprecated and will be removed in later versions"
   • 2. disparage or belittle (something): "he deprecates the value of children's television" Similar belittledisparagedenigraterun downdiscreditdecrycry downplay downmake little oftrivializeunderrateundervalueunderestimatediminishdepreciatedeflatethink little oftreat lightlyscoff atsneer atscorndisdaininformal:sell shortknockpooh-pooharchaic:hold cheaprare:derogatemisprizeminifyOpposite emphasizeoverrate

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘pray against’): from Latin deprecat- ‘prayed against (as being evil)’, from the verb deprecari, from de- (expressing reversal) + precari ‘pray’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. deprecative adjective
   • 2. deprecator noun

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   DEPRECATE definition: 1. to not approve of something or say that you do not approve of something: 2. to say that you…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of DEPRECATE is to express disapproval of. How to use deprecate in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEPRECATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2. to urge reasons against; protest against (a scheme, purpose, etc.) 3. to depreciate; belittle. 4. archaic. to pray for deliverance from. SYNONYMS 1. condemn, denounce, disparage. See decry. USAGE An early and still the most current sense of deprecate is “to express disapproval of.”.

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   Deprecate definition: to express earnest disapproval of. See examples of DEPRECATE used in a sentence.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › deprecateDeprecate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To deprecate is to show disapproval or to make someone feel unimportant by speaking to them disrespectfully, like seniors who deprecate younger students just for fun. To deprecate is to diminish, or to oppose, like when someone deprecates your dream of climbing Mt. Everest by calling it "a little walk up a hill."

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › deprecateDeprecate - definition of deprecate by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To express disapproval of; deplore. 2. To belittle; depreciate. 3. Computers To mark (a component of a software standard) as obsolete to warn against its use in the future so that it may be phased out. [Latin dēprecārī, dēprecāt-, to ward off by prayer : dē-, de- + precārī, to pray; see prek- in Indo-European roots .] dep′re·cat′ing·ly adv.

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   Definition of deprecate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › deprecateDeprecate Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    DEPRECATE meaning: to criticize or express disapproval of (someone or something)

11. www.yourdictionary.com › deprecateDeprecate Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Origin of Deprecate. From Latin deprecatus, past participle of deprecari (“to pray against (a present or impending evil), pray for, intercede for (that which is in danger), rarely imprecate”), from de (“off”) + precari (“to pray”). From Wiktionary.